Bits: Why Sergey Brin May Have Disclosed His Risk for Parkinson's (1)
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By blogging about a genetic mutation that increases his risk of contracting Parkinson’s, the Google co-founder may be looking for advice.
More Internal Links in Google Knol (3)
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Knol, Google's knowledge repository, has recently improved the way articles are interlinked. When you create a link, Knol shows search results for the selected text, promoting its own content.Some knols include an automatically-generated list of related knols in the sidebar:Unfortunately, it's hard to find high-quality articles other than the knols featured on the homepage. The top search results for [Yahoo], [marine biology], [Alan Turing] and many other popular queries are articles copied from Wikipedia. Knol ...
The Google Ad Deal Will Only Make Yahoo Stronger (If It Doesn’t Kill Them First). (4)
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In an effort to justify its ad deal with Yahoo, Google is making some very public statements defending it from antitrust critics. Yesterday, Google’s advertising president Tim Armstrong tried to argue, unconvincingly, that advertisers would not see increased prices as a result of the deal. Today, he tackles the anti-competitive issues. In the same Q&A style he used yesterday, Armstrong addresses one of the big fears behind the deal: Question: Over time, will Yahoo! just ...
Digg Cleans House, Bans 80+ Script Users (11)
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Reports are bubbling up that Digg has permanently banned over 80 users for running scripts that help them automatically perform certain tasks on the site. The mostly lengthy account has been published on the Get Smart Blog under the title The Grim Reaper has visited Digg. The post lists 86 usernames that were unceremoniously dropped from the site without forewarning. The tone of the author and his commenters, all apparently Digg users (or ex-Digg users) ...
Edwin Mijnsbergen shared as favorite Japanese Girl Sensation: Virtual Boyfriends (Webkare) (38)
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In Japan, girls are crazy over virtual boyfriends. Webkare (Web Boyfriend in Japanese), a mix between a social network and dating simulation site, is Nippon’s newest web sensation. Geared exclusively towards girls, the site attracted over 10,000 members just 5 days after its release on September 10, racking up 3.5 million page views in the same time frame. The site is a huge hit over here. Girls sign up and become members of a social ...
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Jack said:
Can you imagine if there was a male version of this? I'm pretty sure people would be outraged. It would also be really sketch.
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sameer said:
weird
Google Chrome incluirá soporte para complementos. (1)
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Durante un panel de discusión de Navegadores de Internet llevado a cabo la exposición Web 2.0 que se lleva a cabo en Nueva York, Ojan Vafai, ingeniero de Google, dijo ayer viernes que Chrome eventualmente incluirá soporte para complementos y guiones de usuario al estilo de Firefox y GreaseMonkey. Hay dos tipos de complementos, las extensiones para Firefox y los guiones de usuario. Google intentará añadir soporte para ambos tipos, y muy probablemente lo lograrán ...
Renovado motor JavaScript de WebKit duplica su velocidad. (1)
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Nuevamente Mozilla tendrá de que preocuparse. Los desarrolladores de WebKit acaban de presentar la siguiente generación de su motor JavaScript, denominado SquirrelFish Extreme, el cual aseguran duplica en velocidad a su predecesor, e incluye un intérpete de alto desempeño para bytecode. Éste último es un código intermedio más abstracto que el código máquina, que suele ser tratado como un fichero binario que contiene un programa ejecutable similar a un módulo objeto, que es un fichero ...
jQuery UI 1.6rc2 (4)
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Hey everyone, I’m glad to announce that finally, we decided to kick out a release candidate of jQuery UI 1.6. It’s called rc2, because we pushed out a rc1 too early on Monday, and to everyone who downloaded that one or another early version of 1.6, a upgrade to 1.6rc2 is highly recommended. This is also the final version before the real deal, which can be expected to follow in the next days. 1.6rc2 is ...
Zarafa, una alternativa hacia MS Exchange, es publicado como Software Libre. (1)
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El ayer 18 de septiembre, Zarafa hizo una muy importante contribución a la comunidad del código de fuente abierta al publicar su exitoso equipamiento lógico bajo los términos de la licencia AGPL (Affero General Public License, Licencia Pública General de Affero). Además de ser una robusta solución de correo electrónico, incluye acceso por HTTP, tareas, iCal y soporte para ActiveSync, todo enfocado a ser una alternativa hacia Microsoft Exchange. Código fuente y binarios para varias ...
Is Google Chrome with Extensions Your Tipping Point? [Snap Judgment] (4)
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Earlier today we learned that Google Chrome will officially support add-ons and scripts like Firefox. The extensibility of Firefox is far and away one its best feature, so we're wondering: Is Google Chrome with Extensions Enough to Get You to Switch? ( polls) Poll didn't capture your sentiments? Tell us more about it in the comments.
¿Se ha convertido Google en el nuevo Microsoft? (1)
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Hay quienes opinan que durante algún momento de los últimos 12 meses, Google se convirtió en el nuevo Microsoft, la compañía que todos quieren odiar y que los opositores al monopolio quieren investigar. El momento determinante parece haber sido el reciente acuerdo con Yahoo. Presionadas por fuertes intereses, las entidades reguladoras tanto de EE.UU. como Europa están comenzando a denominar a Google como monopolista, así que su creciente dominio en cualquier rubro puede ser utilizado ...
Ciclo de Firefox 3.1 BETA será retrasado para añadir más funciones. (1)
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Mozilla ha decidido extender el tiempo de desarrollo de Firefox 3.1 por 4 semanas para poder agregar más funciones cuando sea publicada la versión definitiva. Con esto, el equipo de desarrollo espera que el código para el lanzamiento BETA 1 se congele el 30 de septiembre, y para el BETA 2 se congele el 4 de noviembre. Queda poco claro si la decisión para para incluir más funciones moverá la fecha de lanzamiento hasta principios ...
Canonical venderá codificadores (codecs) privativos y PowerDVD para Ubuntu. (1)
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Es bien sabido que el soporte para ciertos tipos de formatos de medios, como MP3, DVD, WMA, WMV, etc., tiene muchos conflictos legales en EE.UU. y otras partes del mundo, debido a las patentes de equipamiento lógico y propiedad intelectual. Canonical recientemente anunció que ha comenzado a vender, a través de su tienda en línea, paquetes de codificadores (codecs) de Fluendo para medios en formatos MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, etc., y, lo que podría ser ...
Google Chrome Will Support Add-Ons, User Scripts [Google Chrome] (29)
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InformationWeek confirms that Google Chrome will have add-ons, a move that could have an enormous impact on Chrome's viability among the power users and early adopters in the Firefox camp. In addition to regular extensions, Chrome will also support scripts à la Greasemonkey: "There's two different kinds of add-ons," [Google engineer Ojan] Vafai said. "The Firefox things extend your browser, so to speak, and then there are user scripts. We intend to do both of ...
Cisco Picks Up Jabber for Collaboration, IM (23)
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Cisco announced today that it has acquired Jabber, an open-source IM and presence protocol used by Google Talk and Gizmo, for an undisclosed sum. Cisco will try to use Jabber as a means of improving its messaging offerings in the business world. Jabber’s technology enables collaboration across a wide array of presence systems such as, Microsoft Office Communications Server, IBM Sametime, AOL AIM, and Google, which made it an ideal target for the company. “Enterprise ...
What is Microsoft Thinking? Some Thoughts on the Microsoft Commercials (3)
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Reader DjCarbon pinged me this morning with an interesting bit of news. Above you see the first two entries for the search “i’m a PC” in Google - Apple has essentially hijacked the dialogue about personal computers, forcing Microsoft to take a stand through their new commercials. The “I’m a Mac/I’m a PC” commercials are odd and insidious but, as we see here, Apple has distanced itself from the profit-averse desktop PC market and created ...
Import Microsoft Word 2007 documents (docx) into Zoho Writer (2)
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Received an email with a docx attachment and finding it difficult to view/edit it since you don’t have the latest MS Word 2007 in your desktop? No probs. With the latest update, Zoho Writer allows you to import docx documents. Import the document into your Zoho Writer account and you can view it online using your browser. Note that the docx email attachment you received is now on the cloud. You can view and make ...
World’s Tallest Electricity Pylon for Single Phase AC Powerline (1)
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Update: Apologies pylon fans, as Jonathan points out in the comments, we’ve mistakenly identified the wrong huge white and orange power pylons. The pylons in this post are in fact the Elbe Crossings 1 and 2, and the actual World’s Tallest Electricity Pylons for Single Phase AC Powerline are here instead. This is, wait for it… the World’s Tallest Electricity Pylon for Single Phase AC Powerline - which forms part of the Bremen-Industriehafen Weser Powerline ...
Yahoo Launches Social Network — In India (7)
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Yahoo India announced that it has launched yet another social network for the 16-24 age bracket in an attempt to capture the growing market in India. And although scant details are available, it sounds interesting. Dubbed SpotM, the new social network will bring college-aged and those close to going to college together in one space. There’s no word on how Yahoo will be able to ensure everyone using the service is really as old as ...
Legal Resources for Freelancers [Freelancing] (8)
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Considering a switch to the freelance side of the work force? The FreelanceSwitch blog has a great roundup of legal resources for freelancers, including standard and specialized contracts, links to find legal help and representation, and books to check out. While you're planning your 9-to-5 escape, check our readers' tips for setting aside estimated tax payments. [photo]
